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Glenn Davis tried to karate kick a car driven by ORE owner Dieter Blobe while Blobe was driving from the tool rental business in Richland Township following a July 23 incident with Davis and his construction company partner, a man testified yesterday in Bucks County Court. "He shuffled back and forth a little bit then jumped straight up on the hood as the car got to him," said the witness, Ronald S. Heffentrager. But Heffentrager also said that Davis threw the kick after Blobe drove off the driveway in an apparent effort to run over Davis, who was standing on the grass.

A 15-year-old boy crossing a South Side Bethlehem street Monday afternoon was struck by a car, flying up on the vehicle's hood. The driver fled the scene. Police later charged a man with striking the boy, who police said has broken bones in his back, ribs and shoulder. Police said the driver had a suspended license. David Rosario Sr., 35, of 1264 E. Third St., Bethlehem, is charged with being involved in an accident involving death or personal injury and driving with a suspended license.

A Danielsville R.1 woman was slightly injured yesterday afternoon in a hit- and-run accident when she was struck by a car at Union Boulevard and New Street, Bethlehem, while attempting to cross, city police said. Mary Woytko, 28, said she started to cross the street and was struck by a car making a right turn on a red signal, police said. She said she was struck in the stomach by the car's hood. Police are looking for a gray, mid-sized car with a maroon roof.

A woman and her 3-year-old daughter escaped serious injury Tuesday when they were hit by a car while walking across a Lansdale street under the guidance of a school crossing guard, police said. The woman and the girl, whose names were not released, were crossing at York and Cannon avenues after the guard stopped traffic. Police said a car lurched forward and hit the two about 9 a.m. The mother and daughter rolled onto the car's hood and then slid off onto the ground. Police said the mother was bruised and in pain but declined medical treatment.

A 21-year-old Fountain Hill man was in stable condition yesterday at St. Luke's Hospital after being hit by a car Saturday night on W. Lehigh Street, Bethlehem. Richard M. Glancy Jr. of 1111 Jeter Ave. was hit shortly after 11 p.m. by a car operated by Carole Mackaravitz of Fountain Hill. She was traveling east on W. Lehigh Street and did not see Glancy enter the road, police said. The impact landed Glancy on the car's hood.

George Phillips went to the store to buy $5 worth of groceries, but it might cost him a $15,000 car. On the way back to his South Whitehall Township home about 2 p.m. yesterday, Phillips turned off Cedar Crest Boulevard and, before he knew it, found himself surrounded by water. A dip in Winchester Road, just off the south end of the Crest Plaza parking lot, had filled with runoff. Its depth was deceptive and Phillips attempted to drive through in the teeming rain. By the time he realized he wasn't going to make it, his '95 Hyundai Sonata was floating in what seemed like a lake.

ALLENTOWN A 2-year-old Allentown boy was injured Tuesday when he darted into traffic and was struck by a car in the city, police said. Shortly before 2 p.m., Jerimiah Diaz of 414 N. Second St. ran out from between two parked cars in front of his home and into the path of a car driven by Locksley Campbell, 39, of Allentown, police said. Chief Inspector David M. Howells Jr. of Allentown police said Diaz, who was hit by the car's hood, may have been chasing after a toy. Allentown paramedics said Diaz was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, where he was in stable condition Tuesday evening.

A woman and her 3-year-old daughter escaped serious injury Tuesday when they were hit by a car while walking across a Lansdale street under the guidance of a school crossing guard, police said. The woman and the girl, whose names were not released, were crossing at York and Cannon avenues after the guard stopped traffic. Police said a car lurched forward and hit the two about 9 a.m. The mother and daughter rolled onto the car's hood and then slid off onto the ground. Police said the mother was bruised and in pain but declined medical treatment.

TOWAMENSING TOWNSHIP An injured 9-year-old was flown to a hospital following a crash Saturday in Towamensing Township, police said. Kacie N. Hay was a passenger in a car that slammed into a guardrail around 10:20 a.m. in the 5600 block of Pohopoco Drive, state police at Lehighton said in a news release. The driver, 39-year-old Milissa A. Hay of 225 Sawmill Lane in the township, had been going around a curve when the car's hood malfunctioned and popped open, blocking her view, police said.

WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP A Walnutport man was in critical condition Friday after a motorcycle accident in Whitehall Township. Brian Messinger, 44, was riding his motorcycle Wednesday evening north on MacArthur Road when it collided with a car, township police said. Messinger flew over the car's hood. Alfred Wiessner, 86, of Coplay, the driver of the Oldsmobile, was driving south on MacArthur, making a left turn onto Chestnut Street, when the collision occurred, police said. He was not hurt.

A Schuylkill County man whom police say they chased as he drove his Mercedes-Benz at a high speed with his car's hood open -- hanging his head out the window to see around it -- has been caught. Graham C. Hahn, 49, whose address police say is unknown, ran away after he crashed the car during the April 8 chase, and has been wanted on warrants charging him with reckless driving, reckless endangerment, driving with a suspended license, driving after being designated a habitual offender, hit and run, failure to notify police of a crash, running a stop sign, having an expired registration and illegal use of an inspection sticker.

UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP A 16-year-old boy hit an unmarked state police car with a rock he dropped Monday from a railroad bridge, police said. The teen, whom police didn't name, intentionally dropped the rock from the bridge over Schantz Road near Ruppsville Road about 6:40 p.m., state police at Fogelsville said in a news release. The rock hit the car's hood, and police reported no injuries. The trooper quickly caught the boy when he tried to run, and police plan to file charges.

Laurance Harris was driving in a truck behind Michael Shannon's car when each heard a boom at Huckleberry and Wehr Mill roads. Then came the fire. "It was like, just this huge fireball came -- whoosh -- all over," Harris said. "It was literally like a bomb went off." Harris could no longer see the car in front of his truck or Shannon, whom he didn't know. The flames were too intense. "All I thought about was getting this guy out of there," Harris said. "Running through my mind was to pull my truck forward, push him out with my truck, get out, jump out and try to get him."

As Bethlehem City Council and residents discussed initiatives to curb traffic in the Five Points area on Thursday night, two teenage girls were hit by motorists near the intersection, including one hit-and-run accident, police said. A female driver ran over the foot of a 14-year-old girl at Broadway and Wyandotte Street and continued driving, and a 16-year-old girl walked between stopped cars on Broadway and was hit by a car in the next lane, police said. The accidents happened at 6:45 p.m. and 7:02 p.m., police said.

A 15-year-old boy crossing a South Side Bethlehem street Monday afternoon was struck by a car, flying up on the vehicle's hood. The driver fled the scene. Police later charged a man with striking the boy, who police said has broken bones in his back, ribs and shoulder. Police said the driver had a suspended license. David Rosario Sr., 35, of 1264 E. Third St., Bethlehem, is charged with being involved in an accident involving death or personal injury and driving with a suspended license.

The 1996 Volkswagen Jetta is Justin Bacak's pride and joy. The car is painted white, oh so white. It is leased and the payments are a big $266.67 each month, so Bacak works at his father's office after school. I asked his father if Bacak works hard for his salary. "Absolutely. He's a very industrious fella," said Dr. Joseph Bacak, an internal medicine guy in Bethlehem. The younger Bacak is only 17 years old and will be going into his senior year at Bethlehem Catholic High School.

Aubrey Gosztonyi, a 15-year-old Bethlehem Catholic High School student, said a busload of students watched in disbelief as one of her friends flew off the hood of a car Monday and smacked his head on the concrete. The injured student, Wayne Crenko, initially stood up, holding his head, but then fell unconscious as traffic began to pile up at the stop sign on Elmhurst Avenue in Bethlehem. Crenko, 15, remained in a medically induced coma Wednesday. Police are calling the accident the second incident -- within a week -- of teenagers trying extreme stunts on moving vehicles.

ALLENTOWN A 2-year-old Allentown boy was injured Tuesday when he darted into traffic and was struck by a car in the city, police said. Shortly before 2 p.m., Jerimiah Diaz of 414 N. Second St. ran out from between two parked cars in front of his home and into the path of a car driven by Locksley Campbell, 39, of Allentown, police said. Chief Inspector David M. Howells Jr. of Allentown police said Diaz, who was hit by the car's hood, may have been chasing after a toy. Allentown paramedics said Diaz was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, where he was in stable condition Tuesday evening.